26 May
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Barnstone Education and the Schools and Education Investment Impact Fund South Africa have announced an additional investment as part of the second phase of the Prestige School project, which will fund the development and operations of six Prestige College affordable independent schools.
26 May
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The Mara Group, Atlas Merchant Capital and General Electric have announced an initiative to create a joint venture dedicated to investing in the highly underdeveloped African infrastructure sector.
25 May
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Africa’s largest private sector investment manager, Old Mutual Investment Group has increased its overall effective equity stake in African agriculture investment group, UFF African Agri Investments, to 49%.
24 May
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Namibian private equity fund manager Eos Capital has acquired a majority stake in Elso Holdings, one of the oldest, environmentally conscious cleaning product manufacturers in Namibia.
22 May
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Mediterrania Capital II cumulative portfolio sales have reached €195m, representing 18% year-on-year growth, according to Mediterrania Capital Partners's financial results.
20 May
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As Nigeria’s currency plumbed new lows, the nation’s minister for investment, trade and industry rebuked those obsessing over the prospect of a devaluation.
20 May
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Actis, an investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America, with $6.6bn funds under management, has invested an undisclosed sum in Mundiapolis University, a private university in Morocco, as a bolt-on acquisition to its investment in Emerging Markets Knowledge Holdings.
19 May
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The Pan African Housing Fund (PAHF), managed by Phatisa, has announced its plans to develop a middle income residential property on 21 hectares of prime land in the fast-growing Makeni suburb of Lusaka, Zambia.
18 May
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Zaad Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zeder, which serves as its focused platform for operationally complimentary investments in the strategic agri-inputs sector, has acquired a 49% stake in the Farm-Ag Group.
18 May
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The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager, has invested in Mazarine Energy, an upstream oil and gas company with existing assets in Tunisia.
18 May
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Harith General Partners has invested in NOVO Energy, a power and technology company that specialises in supplying alternative fuel technologies and services in Africa.
16 May
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XSML via its African Rivers Fund (ARF) has invested an undisclosed amount in B.I.S., a Congolese manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products.
13 May
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Singularity Investments, a private investment office primarily focused on investment opportunities in Africa and North America, has invested an undisclosed sum in Sliide Airtime, a privately-held technology company with offices in Lagos and London.
12 May
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Since January 2014, exchange rate movements have subtracted value from realized private equity investments in emerging markets of nearly 60% of respondents of the latest EMPEA survey, with several respondents estimating losses of $500m.
